Hurdles remain, but new Hamas response is a ‘breakthrough on a critical impasse’
Hamas sent an updated response to the latest ceasefire proposal with Israel a couple of days ago, which represented a “breakthrough on a critical impasse,” according to a senior Biden administration official. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday that he had dispatched the Israeli negotiators to meet with mediators in response […]
Jeffries: Democrats won’t help Johnson break FISA impasse
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York said Thursday that Democrats will not support Republican leaders in procedural votes to advance legislation that expands government surveillance powers. Nineteen conservative Republicans joined forces with all House Democrats on Wednesday to advance a bipartisan proposal to update controversial provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) […]
Biden now ‘happy to meet’ with Speaker Johnson over Ukraine funding, border impasse after WH snubbed past discussion requests
WASHINGTON — President Biden changed his tune Monday after White House staff rejected a recent request from the Louisiana Republican Party to discuss pending Ukraine aid and changes to U.S.-Mexico border policy, and Mike Johnson He said he would be “happy to meet” with the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The 81-year-old president told […]
A solution for ending Giants-Saquon Barkley impasse: ‘That’s fair’
LAS VEGAS — In the case of Saquon Barkley and the Giants, the most complicated contract negotiation has the simplest solution. The Giants should take Barkley at his word and leave his value to the free agent market with a handshake agreement to put the best offer back on the table before signing elsewhere. Sources […]